Sentences with phrase «against a firm client»

With trial underway and the jury selected, the Arapahoe County District Attorney dismissed 66 counts charging sex assault on a child (pattern) and aggravated incest against a firm client that had been falsely accused by his stepdaughter.

Not exact matches

Four years ago the firm developed a» Bain Index,» which charts the performance of Bain client stocks against various indexes.

Data theft from internal threats is yet another area Silicon Valley firms are protecting clients against.

The firm may not be willing to tell you, but your state society of CPAs can direct you to the appropriate state agency, which can tell you whether any formal complaints have been lodged against the firm, by either clients or creditors.

The CFPB alleges that the firm operates like a factory, producing hundreds of thousands of debt collection lawsuits against consumers on behalf of its clients, which mainly include banks, debt buyers, and major credit card issuers.

The firm's proprietary Organizational Health Index, for example, allows companies to benchmark their own performance against a massive database of McKinsey's 600 clients worldwide — on a confidential basis, of course.

The established firms soon found themselves forced to defend their clients against hostile takeovers.

Lawyers for controversial PR firm, Smarttys, are threatening legal action against media houses, who they claim, are «mischievously» associating their client with «a supposed $ 92m contract under the national electrification project».

One of the accusations against Silver is that he, in Bharara's term, «monetized» his public office for private gain by steering clients to Weitz & Luxenberg, the law firm that has long paid Silver a salary to be mysteriously «of counsel.»

As the criminal complaint against Silver alleges, he used his authority to disburse HCRA grants to enrich himself, directing hundreds of thousands of dollars to renowned Columbia University physician Dr. Robert Taub for the completion of a center to study mesothelioma, a rare cancer that can be caused by asbestos exposure, in exchange for Taub's agreement to direct clients with cancer to Silver's law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, which specializes in lucrative asbestos lawsuits.

In the case of billionaire real estate developer Leonard Litwin, described as «Developer - 1» in the complaint against Silver, the firm represented at least five different limited liability companies as five different clients, according to data maintained by the New York City Tax Commission.

The charges against Silver revolved around clients to a tax certiorari firm where he was of counsel, and some senators expressed concern Flanagan might face questions regarding similar conflicts.

Glenwood was also revealed in the recent complaint against former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver as one of the clients of a tax certiorari firm that paid the Democratic lawmaker undicslosed fees.

Stephen R. Coffey, a lawyer for Mr. Ortt, said that the charges against his client apparently stem from documents filed by the Niagara County Republican Committee that omitted payments to Mr. Ortt's wife by a Niagara County marketing firm.

It is our firm belief that after our review of this docket, the injustice being perpetrated against our clients will be remedied.

* Update, 31 October, 4:29 p.m.: In response to this study, BP has issued a statement noting that the research was funded by The Murray Firm and Cossich, Sumich, Parsiola & Taylor LLC, two law firms representing clients with environmental impact claims against BP.

Eli Stone is another lawyer hour disguised as feel - good rehabilitation fluff, with Eli now compelled to use his sharklike courtroom mojo to take up the causes of wronged underdogs against the kinds of heartless corporate clients his blue - chip firm typically represents.

Elizabeth Sloane, (Jessica Chastain, The Martian, 2015), the eponymous «hero» in Miss Sloane as the star lobbyist at one the most powerful firms in D.C. Elizabeth will seemingly use anything at her disposal to fight against regulation or taxation that threaten her clients, whether they be Fortune 500 companies or foreign countries.

«Most school districts want to get more things for kids,» said Lori Raineri, whose Sacramento firm advised its hundreds of school - district clients against the practice.

The litany of warnings against unauthorized firms soliciting clients in its jurisdiction eventually prompted the regulator to act, with the Belgian government opting to completely ban retail online trading in FX, binary options, and CFDs.

Otherwise, this firm stands out for offering three notable things — U.S. - dollar registered plans, excellent account performance reporting and a well - stocked toolbox that is set to add «The Community,» an online forum where clients can benchmark their accounts against other investors and share ideas.

The account protection applies when an SIPC member firm fails financially and is unable to meet obligations to securities clients, but it does not protect against losses from the rise and fall in the market value of investments.

In a newsletter to clients titled «Defending Your Company Against an Activist Attack,» Randal Simonetti from the consulting firm EFP Rotenberg, opines that in order to successfully combat an attack by an environmental group you must, «first consider the driving motive that supports the attacker's existence.»

Then, lawyers at the firm Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro — the firm founded by the lawyer who offered the reward in the first place, Raymond P. Niro — sought to depose Frenkel in connection with their suspicion that he was in cahoots with the firm Fish & Richardson in its lawsuit against its former partner and now Niro client Scott Harris.

But building a brand for a solo practice helps your future clients identify you against a sea of competing firms.

And I actually DO agree with you that it's ironic a law firm would cough up for an accountant to guard against trust report problems, and at the same time have its members travel with unencrypted flash drives of client data, leave their wifi networks open, or use pet names as passwords — or any number of things that an IT consultant would tell you not to do.

A host of firms including Linklaters, Allen & Overy, and Baker & McKenzie have filed a collective objection against Dewey & LeBoeuf's estate over its attempt to win compensation for client work originated at the defunct firm.

This week, the former associate, Kevin M. Plante, won a decision from the Massachusetts Appeals Court reinstating his wrongful - termination lawsuit against the firm, after a trial court judge had dismissed his suit for the reason that it would expose client confidences.

A personal injury law firm has won its case against an insurer which settled claims with clients behind its back, in a major victory for claimant lawyers.

Kathryn Stone, Legal Ombudsman, examines the most common causes of complaints, how law firms should respond when a complaint is made against them and how firms should make the complaints procedures clearer to clients.

But now, as Professor Bainbridge and many other bloggers report, another law firm, this time Nashville firm King and Barlow, has drawn the ire of other bloggers for threatening a libel action against blogger Kat Coble unless she removes something that offended one of the firm's clients.

«Then they wouldn't do stupid things like issue threats of libel suits that they can't win against bloggers who, it turns out, have lots of friends willing to make the law firm and its client look bad for it.»

However, the cases Masoud Taheri has tried for his clients against multinational companies, he and his firm has won almost 90 % of these...

Consult with Burns & Jain, a personal injury law firm that has obtained substantial compensation for numerous clients against public and private parties responsible for accidents from road hazards.

As a lawyer, your protection against this is a client intake system that ensures that you communicate with every prospect that contacts your law firm.

It is curious to note that more firms have started to (1) hold the billing or responsible lawyers accountable for client advances if payment is not received within a prescribed time, especially if retainers are not obtained from these clients at the inception of the matter, or if deposits are not received from these clients prior to incurring the advance, and (2) set «credit limits on cash advances» with prohibitions against the accounting department accepting requests for client advances in excess of a predetermined minimum amount, without prior approval of the managing partner.

Mesa Law Firm successfully represented its client in a commercial litigation matter against a large credit card company involving claims of breach of contract, violation of Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act and slander of credit.

As prior big - firm lawyers, we know how insurance companies and large corporations defend against these claims and use this knowledge to help our clients.

Mesa Law Firm successfully represented its client in a commercial litigation matter it brought against an individual involving claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, tortious interference with business relationships, defamation and injunctive relief.

Jennifer is a key member of the firm's regulatory law defence team and has substantial experience in advising clients undergoing regulatory investigation and of defending prosecutions against clients brought by a variety of enforcement authorities including Trading Standards, the Health & Safety Executive, the Environment Agency, utility providers and local planning authorities.

By staying one step ahead of your clients in evaluating your efficiency, your firm can thrive as clients with more and more ability to evaluate outside counsel can see for themselves how well you stand up against firms who have failed to take charge of their own efficiency.

And the Defense Wins Published by DRI: Dina M. Cox and Kameelah Shaheed - Diallo obtained a dismissal of a legal malpractice claim against their law firm client

The Blischak Law Firm routinely defends clients against a wide range of criminal charges, including:

Ransomware is a choice weapon against legal firms, as attackers understand that firms are highly motivated to protect the confidentiality of their data as well as obligated by ABA Model Rules to make reasonable efforts to prevent disclosure or unauthorized access to client data.

While our firm attempts to negotiate and settle cases as early on as possible, our skilled litigators represent clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings and vigorously defend against medical malpractice claims at all stages of the litigation process, including appeals.

The Springboro law firm of John D. Smith Co., L.P.A., defends clients vigorously against any type of DUI / OVI charge.

Andrew J. Blischak, the other member of our accomplished legal team, has interned in both criminal defense and personal injury firms, so that by the time he joined our practice he was already able to vigorously defend clients against criminal charges as well as to fight aggressively for high personal injury settlements and verdicts.

The group's recent work includes acting for an individual in a claim against a solicitor who had misappropriated a portion of the client's damages following a previous clinical negligence claim, handling a claim relating to negligent conveyancing, and representing an individual against a firm of solicitors that failed to prepare a will in reasonable time.

Young Mayden understands that it is less likely to achieve its number one benchmark against which it measures its success — retention — if the firm does not completely understand the client at the outset of the relationship.

No law firm has recorded the successes that The Cochran Firm has won for our clients against some of the most powerful opponents in the world, including individuals, corporations, and government entitfirm has recorded the successes that The Cochran Firm has won for our clients against some of the most powerful opponents in the world, including individuals, corporations, and government entitFirm has won for our clients against some of the most powerful opponents in the world, including individuals, corporations, and government entities.